By Courtney Mares Rome Newsroom, Jun 12, 2023 / 10:15 am The Vatican said Monday that Pope Francis is working from the hospital as he recovers from hernia surgery. Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni told journalists on June 12 that Pope Francis’ “postoperative progress continues to be normal” five days after the …

By Francesca Pollio Fenton Denver Newsroom, Jun 9, 2023 / 13:15 pm The University of Oklahoma’s women’s softball team made history June 8 by becoming the second team to ever win three national titles in a row when they defeated Florida State 3-1 in the Women’s College World Series at USA …

By Courtney Mares Rome Newsroom, Jun 8, 2023 / 05:25 am One day after Pope Francis’ abdominal surgery for an incisional hernia, medical staff report that the pope is “in good general condition, alert and breathing naturally,” according to the Vatican. Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni told journalists on June 8 that …

By Kevin J. Jones Denver, Colo., Jun 8, 2023 / 08:50 am Congress must act to help prevent the exposure of children to online pornography and to combat online exploitation and abuse of children and other vulnerable people, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) said Wednesday. “Online child exploitation threatens …

By Peter Pinedo Washington D.C., Jun 7, 2023 / 12:25 pm Michael Williams, who goes by the name “Sister Roma” and is a member of the San Francisco chapter of an anti-Catholic drag group known as the “Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence,” was honored by the California state Legislature on Monday. Outside …

By Hannah Brockhaus, Tyler Arnold Vatican City, Jun 7, 2023 / 03:51 am Pope Francis will undergo abdominal surgery under general anesthesia on Wednesday afternoon, the Vatican has said. The 86-year-old Francis, who has spent most of his 10 years as pope in relatively good health, has dealt with several painful medical …

By Joe Bukuras Boston, Mass., Jun 5, 2023 / 15:00 pm California’s governor and attorney general are accusing the state of Florida of “kidnapping” a group of 16 South American migrants in Texas, flying them to Sacramento, and dropping them off in front of the Diocese of Sacramento’s headquarters. California Attorney …

By Joe Bukuras Boston, Mass., Jun 6, 2023 / 15:15 pm During the Kansas City Chiefs’ visit to the White House on Monday in celebration of their Super Bowl victory in February, the team’s kicker, Harrison Butker, made a statement in support of the unborn by wearing a custom-made necktie with …

By Courtney Mares Rome Newsroom, Jun 6, 2023 / 10:34 am Pope Francis on Tuesday appointed two new auxiliary bishops for San Diego who both immigrated to the U.S. as teenagers. The Vatican announced on June 6 that Father Michael Pham, 56, and Father Felipe Pulido, 53, will be consecrated as …

By Shannon Mullen Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jun 4, 2023 / 08:00 am Her flashlight was dim, so when Mother Abbess Cecilia Snell first peered inside the cracked coffin lid and saw a human foot inside a black sock where one would expect to find only bone and dust, she didn’t say …